Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-11-24
AN AssAss1N's BULLET
Seriously If Not Nortally Wounds
Ballard Fourquean Monday
Evening.

Late Monday afternoon Ballard
Fourquean, of Belleview, started
home from this city driving wagon.
lie Lad been TO town TO get a scald-
ing tub TO be used in killing hogs aud
did not get started back until nearly
sundown. Somewhere about the
forks of the Cadiz and Princeton
roads, he was accosted by negro
who asked to be allowed to ride
short distance. Fourquean kindly
permitted him to get on the wagon
and when they had reached l.. W.
Means gate, about mile and half
from town, the negro asked Four
quean to let him get out. Fourquean
checked up at the western corner of
N. d. Meacham's lawn, few yards
further, his gate being opposite that
of Mr.. Means, and the negro Jumped
out. lie at once stepped in front of
the horses and said TO Fourquean
"You owe me $40 and l want it,"
Fourquean replied: "You are mis-
taken, never saw you before and
don't even know you" The negro
then began cursing and said: "You
are id lie and if you don't give
me $40 III kill you" Fourquean
again replied: 81 don't owe you any |
money and besides 1 haven't got any
money with me-" at the same time
jumping out of the wagon. AT this
the negro, who had held pistol in
his hand during the dialogue, fired |
upon him the ball, entering his right |
breast. Fourquean fell and the as
Sassin fired second shot over his
PROSTATE body. Tho negro then
started off aud Fourquean managed |
to rise to his feet and dragged him
self bleeding and suffering to Mr..
Meaoham's house, about $50 yards
from the road. He knocked at the
front door so violently that Mrs.
Meacham was alarmed and afraid to
open the door. lie then went to the
back door and sank down upon the
porch. MIR. Meacham was coming in
from the lot and finding him there
mistook him in the dusk for o tramp
and ordered him to. get out. With
difficulty the wounded man told
what had happened and showed the
bloody wound in his breast and told
Mr.. Meacham that he thought the
negro was still in sight and to see if
he could catch him. Mr.. Meacham
took the stranger into his house and
then went to where his team hail
been left, but the negro had gone of
and at this writing is still at large.
Mr.. Meacham then sent to town for
DR.. Fuqua who went out and at
tended to the wounded man. The
ball was probed for but could not be
found. DIR. Fuqua returned the next
morning and DR.. Cullom, of Belle
view, also arrived. The ball was
found to have penetrated the right
lung and larged under the right
scapula. The wound is a dangerous
and painful one, and according to the
latest report may yet prove fatal.
Early the following morning
representative Of the KENTucKIAN
repaired TO the scene and obtained
the facts given above, which may be
relied upon an correct.
WHO WAS THE AssAssIN2
Mr.. Fourquean describes his as
sailant as tall, slim, very black
young negro, with a scar on his
mouth and having very thick lips
lilo wore light or white cap, dark
clothes, gray ovcrcoat and had on
boots with his pants stuffed in them.
Tuesday morning Mr.. L. w. Means
reported that he heard the shots and
Immediately afterwards heard Jor-
dan Baker calling excitedly to Bud,
his brother. Bud Baker was arrest
ed and taken before Fourquean who
unhesitatingly stated that he was
not the man. Jordan Baker stated
that he saw the man and his descrip-
ton agreed with that of Fourquean.
An ex-convict named John Henry,
alias Cox, has been seen recently in
the neighborhood, having been dis
charged from the Eddyvills psniten-
tiary some weeks ago and IL is be-
lieved from the description that he is
the guilty party. lie served years
for larceny and is now about 81 years
of age. Judge Winfree promptly of
fored reward of $50 for the capture
of the assassin and posses started out
in several directions Tuesday after
noon to hunt for him. County At
torney Payne went to see Fourquean
and took his statement under oath,
which he left to be acknowledged as
his dying declaration in the event the
wound proves mortal.
THE WOUNDED MAN.
Fourquean is young unmarried
man % years of age and is brother
of VIM. Fourquean, who lives at Old
Belleview. He is a young man of
small means aud works part Of his
brothers land on the shares. His
character is above roproach where
he is best known and his neighbors
are justly indignant at the outrage
that has been perpetrated upon him,
which may yet cost him his life. He
is being kindly cared for by the hos
pitable people into whose house be
was taken. 1t is TO be hoped that
he may speedily recover, though his
condition is far from encouragement
up TO the present time.